If your photos look blurry or soft in Narrative, it's usually the preview you're seeing, not your photo. Narrative shows RAW photos using the preview saved inside each file. If you shot RAW + JPEG, it shows the JPEG instead. When that preview or JPEG is small, your photos can look blurry when you zoom in.
How do I get sharper previews for my RAW photos?
To get sharper previews, turn on high-res previews:
Open Preferences.
Go to Import.
Under Files with small embedded previews, turn on Generate high-res previews for RAW files with small embedded previews on import.
This setting applies to new projects only. For photos already in a project, turn it on and create a new project from the same folder.
What if I shot RAW + JPEG and my JPEGs are small?
If your camera saves a JPEG next to each RAW file, Narrative shows you the JPEG. If your JPEGs are a small size, your photos can look blurry. For your next shoot, set your camera's JPEG size to Large/Fine.
If you're making JPEGs in Lightroom before you cull, export them at full size, with settings like these:
What about DNG files?
If your DNG files look blurry, the preview inside them is probably small. To avoid it:
Import your original RAW files into Narrative and cull them first, then convert them to DNG.
Or, when you convert your photos to DNG, choose a full-size JPEG preview, like this:
Still blurry?
Chat with us using the chat bubble, or email [email protected]. Let us know your camera, your file type and send us an example photo.